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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Feb 20, 2020 4 minutes

    CCI Shot Loads vs. Ported Barrels

    I was reading Frank Melloni’s article on the Taurus Raging Bull .44 Magnum. My question comes from the last segment of his article, “The Takeaway.” In it, Mr. Melloni mentions the two CCI Shot loads available in .44-caliber for pest/ small-game hunting. I have a Taurus M-445 Tracker chambered in .45 ACP that I bought for the express purpose of carrying while fishing and shooting snakes in Alabama.

    The 445 is ported like the Raging Bull. A CCI rep warned me about shooting CCI shotshells in ported pistols. He explained there was a danger of pellets coming out of

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